List of heads of state of Jamaica

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This is a list of the heads of state of Jamaica, from the independence of Jamaica in 1962 to the present day.

From 1962 the head of state under the Jamaica Independence Act 1962 is the Queen of Jamaica, Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented in Jamaica by a Governor-General.

Monarch (1962–present)

The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

№ Monarch
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Reign Royal House Prime Minister
Reign start Reign end
1 Queen Elizabeth II
(born 1926)		 6 August 1962 Incumbent Windsor Bustamante
Sangster
Shearer
Manley
Seaga
Manley
Patterson
Simpson-Miller
Golding
Holness
Simpson-Miller
Holness

Governor-General

The Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in Jamaica and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Jamaica without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status
  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government
№ Governor-General
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Tenure Monarch Prime Minister
Took office Left office
1 Sir Kenneth Blackburne
(1907–1980)		 6 August 1962 30 November 1962 Elizabeth II Bustamante
2 Sir Clifford Campbell
(1892–1991)		 1 December 1962 28 February 1973 Elizabeth II Bustamante
Sangster
Shearer
Manley
– Sir Herbert Duffus
(1908–2002)		 28 February 1973 27 June 1973 Elizabeth II Manley
3 Sir Florizel Glasspole
(1909–2000)		 27 June 1973 31 March 1991 Elizabeth II Manley
Seaga
Manley
– Sir Edward Zacca
(born 1931)		 31 March 1991 1 August 1991 Elizabeth II Manley
4 Sir Howard Cooke
(1915–2014)		 1 August 1991 15 February 2006 Elizabeth II Manley
Patterson
5 Sir Kenneth O. Hall
(born 1941)		 15 February 2006 26 February 2009 Elizabeth II Patterson
Simpson-Miller
Golding
6 Sir Patrick Allen
(born 1951)		 26 February 2009 Incumbent Elizabeth II Golding
Holness
Simpson-Miller
Holness

Standards

Living former heads of state

There are two living former Jamaican Heads of State:

Image Name Term/Reign Office Date of birth
Sir Kenneth O. Hall 2006–2009 Governor-General of Jamaica 24 April 1941
Sir Edward Zacca 1991 Officer Administrating the Government 26 July 1931

References

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